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    Range
    The Range function lets you specify a note (pitch) or velocity range 
    and either force all notes to fit within this range, or exclude all notes 
    outside this range from playback. As with the Random function, there 
    are two separate Range settings. Set them up as follows:
    1.Pull down the Range pop-up menu and select one of the following 
    four modes:
    2.Use the two fields to the right to set the min and max values.
    These values will be shown as numbers (0-127) for the velocity modes and as note 
    numbers (C-2 to G8) for the pitch modes.
    Note again that you can make independent settings for the two Range 
    functions.
    •To deactivate the Range function, pull down the Range pop-up 
    menu(s) and select “OFF”.
    Mode Description
    Vel. Limit This function affects all velocity values outside the specified range. 
    Velocity values below the Min setting (the lower limit of the range) are 
    set to the Min value, and velocity values above the Max setting are set 
    to the Max value. Notes with velocity values within the set range are 
    not affected. Use this if you want to force all velocity values to fit 
    within a certain range.
    Vel. Filter Velocity Filter works by excluding all notes with velocity values out-
    side the specified range. Notes with velocity values below the Min 
    setting or above the Max setting will not be played back. Use this to 
    “isolate” notes with certain velocity values.
    Note Limit This function allows you to specify a pitch range, and forces all notes 
    to fit within this range. Notes outside the specified range are trans-
    posed up or down in octave steps until they fit within the range.
    Note: If the range is too “narrow”, so that some notes cannot be fit 
    within the range by octave-transposing, these notes will get a pitch in 
    the middle of the range. For example, if you have a note with a pitch 
    of F3, and the range is C4-E4, that note will be transposed to D4.
    Note Filter Note Filter works by excluding all notes with pitches outside the 
    specified range. Notes lower than the Min setting or higher than the 
    Max setting will not be played back. Use this to “isolate” notes with 
    certain pitches. 
    						
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    MIDI effects
    Cubase SE comes with a number of MIDI effect plug-ins, capable of 
    transforming the MIDI output from a track in various ways.
    Just like the MIDI track parameters, MIDI effects are applied in real time 
    to the MIDI data played back from the track (or to MIDI you play live 
    “thru” the track).
    What are MIDI effects?
    Although a MIDI effect can be similar to an audio effect, it’s important 
    to remember that you’re not processing the sound resulting from MIDI 
    playback, but the MIDI data (the “instructions” for how the music 
    should be played back). 
    A MIDI effect will change properties of the MIDI events (e.g. change 
    the pitch of notes) and/or generate new MIDI events (for example, a 
    MIDI delay may add new MIDI notes, “echoing” the original notes).
    • The included MIDI effect plug-ins are described in the separate “MIDI 
    Devices and Features” pdf document.
    Insert and send effects
    As with audio effects, there are two ways to route the MIDI events on 
    a track to an effect:
    • If you add an insert effect, the MIDI events will be sent to the effect, which 
    will process the data and pass it on to the track’s MIDI output (or to an-
    other insert effect).
    In other words, the MIDI events will be routed “through” the insert effect.
    • If you use a send effect, the MIDI events will be sent both to the track’s 
    MIDI output and to the effect.
    That is, you will get both the unprocessed MIDI events and the output of the MIDI effect. 
    Note that the effect can send its processed MIDI data to any MIDI output – not necessar-
    ily to the one used by the track. 
    						
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    There are separate sections in the Inspector for Inserts and Sends:
    Inserts section
    This allows you to add up to two MIDI insert effects. The section con-
    tains the following items:
    • Effects that display their controls in the Inspector can be forced to appear 
    in a separate control panel window by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and clicking 
    the Edit button.
    Item Description
    Edit button Opens the Channel Settings window for the MIDI track.
    Bypass button Click this to temporarily disable all insert effects for the track 
    (useful for comparing with the unprocessed MIDI, etc.).
    Inserts section tab This lights blue if any insert effect is activated.
    Effect selection 
    pop-up menu (x 2)Selecting an effect from this pop-up menu automatically activates 
    it and brings up its control panel (which can be a separate window 
    or a number of settings below the insert slot in the Inspector).
    To remove an insert effect completely, select “No Effect”.
    On button (x 2) Allows you to turn the selected effect on or off.
    Edit button (x2) Click this to bring up the control panel for the selected effect. De-
    pending on the effect, this may appear in a separate window or 
    below the insert slot in the Inspector. Clicking the button again 
    hides the control panel.  
    						
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    Sends section
    This allows you to add up to two MIDI send effects. Unlike audio send 
    effects, you can select and activate send effects individually for each 
    track. The section contains the following items:
    • Effects that display their controls in the Inspector can be forced to ap-
    pear in a separate control panel window by pressing [Alt]/[Option] and 
    clicking the Edit button.
    Item Description
    Edit button Opens the Channel Settings window for the MIDI track.
    Bypass button Click this to temporarily disable all send effects for the track 
    (useful for comparing with the unprocessed MIDI, etc.).
    Sends section tab This lights blue if any send effect is activated.
    Effect selection 
    pop-up menu (x 2)Selecting an effect from this pop-up menu automatically activates 
    it and brings up its control panel (which can be a separate window 
    or a number of settings below the send slot in the Inspector).
    To remove a send effect completely, select “No Effect”.
    On button (x 2) Allows you to turn the selected effect on or off.
    Edit button (x 2) Click this to bring up the control panel for the selected effect. 
    Depending on the effect, this may appear in a separate window 
    or below the sends slot in the Inspector. Clicking the button 
    again hides the control panel.
    Output pop-up 
    menu (x 2)This determines to which MIDI output the effect should send the 
    processed MIDI events.
    Channel setting (x 2) This determines on which MIDI channel the effect should send 
    the processed MIDI events.
    Pre button (x 2) If this is activated, the MIDI signals will be sent to the send effects 
    before the track parameters and insert effects.  
    						
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    About presets
    Several of the MIDI plug-ins come with a number of presets for instant 
    use. The controls for handling presets consist of a Presets pop-up 
    menu along with Store (+) and Remove (-) buttons.
    •To load a preset, select it from the Presets pop-up menu.
    •To store your current settings as a preset, click the (+) button to the 
    right.
    A dialog appears, asking you to specify a name for the preset. The stored preset will 
    then be available for selection from the pop-up menu for all instances of that MIDI 
    plug-in, in all projects.
    •To remove a stored preset, select it and click the (-) button to the right. 
    						
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    Applying a MIDI insert effect – an example
    Here is a step-by-step example of how to add a MIDI insert effect to a 
    MIDI track:
    1.Select the MIDI track and open the Inspector.
    2.Click the Inserts tab in the Inspector.
    3.Click in one of the insert slots to show the MIDI effect pop-up menu.
    4.Select the desired MIDI effect from the pop-up menu.
    The effect is automatically activated (the power button for the insert slot lights up) and 
    its control panel appears, either in a separate window or in the Inserts section below 
    the slot (depending on the effect).
    Now all MIDI from the track will be routed through the effect.
    5.Use the control panel to make settings for the effect.
    All included MIDI effects are described in the “MIDI Effects” chapter in the separate 
    “MIDI Devices and Features” pdf.
    •You can bypass the insert effect by clicking its power button (above 
    the insert slot).
    •To bypass all insert effects for the MIDI track, use the bypass button in 
    the Inserts section in the Inspector, in the mixer channel strip or in the 
    Track list.
    •To remove an insert effect, click in its slot and select “No Effect”. 
    						
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    Managing plug-ins
    Selecting Plug-in Information from the Devices menu opens a window 
    in which all loaded plug-ins, audio and MIDI, are listed.
    •To view the MIDI effect plug-ins, click the MIDI Plug-ins tab.
    •The leftmost column allows you to deactivate plug-ins.
    This is useful if you have plug-ins installed that you don’t want to use in Cubase SE. 
    Only plug-ins that are activated (ticked checkbox) will appear on the MIDI effect pop-
    up menus.
    •The second column shows how many instances of each plug-in are 
    currently used in the project.
    •The remaining columns show various information about each plug-in 
    and cannot be edited.  
    						
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    Merge MIDI in Loop
    As mentioned, the parameters and effects described in this chapter do 
    not change the MIDI events themselves, but work rather like “filters”, af-
    fecting the music on playback. However, sometimes you may want to 
    make these settings permanent, i.e. convert them to “real” MIDI events 
    on the track. You might for example want to transpose a track and then 
    edit the transposed notes in a MIDI editor. For this, you need to use the 
    Merge MIDI in Loop function on the MIDI menu. This combines all MIDI 
    events on all unmuted tracks, applies track parameters and effects and 
    generates a new MIDI part, containing all the events as you would hear 
    them play back.
    1.Make sure only the desired MIDI track(s) are unmuted.
    If you only want to include events from a single track in the Merge operation, you may 
    want to solo the track.
    2.Set up the left and right locator around the area you want to merge.
    Only events starting within this cycle area will be included.
    3.Select the track on which you want the new part to be created.
    This could be a new track or an existing track. If there are data in the cycle area on the 
    track, you can choose whether this should be kept or overwritten (see below).
    4.Select Merge MIDI in Loop from the MIDI menu. 
    						
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    5.Fill in the dialog that appears.
    The options in the dialog are:
    6.Click OK.
    A new part is created between the locators on the destination track, containing the 
    processed MIDI events.
    Applying effects to a single part
    Normally, the MIDI track parameters and effects affect a whole MIDI 
    track. This may not always be what you want – you may want to apply 
    some MIDI effects to a single part for example (without having to cre-
    ate a separate track for that part only). The Merge MIDI in Loop func-
    tion can help:
    1.Set up your track parameters and MIDI effects the way you want them 
    for the part.
    This will of course affect the whole track, but focus on the part for now.
    2.Set the locators to encompass the part.
    This is easiest done by selecting the part and selecting Locators to Selection from the 
    Transport menu (or using the corresponding key command, by default [P]).
    3.Make sure the track holding the part is selected in the Track list.
    4.Select Merge MIDI in Loop.
    5.In the dialog that appears, activate the desired effect options, make 
    sure that Erase Destination is activated and click OK.
    Now a new part is created on the same track, containing the processed events. The 
    original part is deleted.
    6.Turn off or reset all track parameters and effects, so that the track 
    plays back as usual.
    Option Description
    Include Inserts If this is activated, any MIDI insert effects activated for the 
    track(s) will be applied.
    Include Sends If this is activated, any MIDI send effects activated for the track(s) 
    will be applied.
    Erase Destination If this is activated, all MIDI data between the left and right locator 
    on the destination track will be deleted. 
    						
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